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Psalmes and hymnes of praier and thanksgiuing. Made by VVilliam Barlow, Bishop of Lincolne, for his owne chappell and familie onelie
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Barlow, William, d. 1613.
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no part of comfort nor release Need by him incarnate their ioying would not cease Euen for mans sake Who of this birth Both in heauen earth The fruit should take 5 Yea blasing starre aboue bright glittering in the skie As Herauld of Gods loue points where the Babe doth lie The Sages three With odors and gold Which was foretold Greet him on knee 6 Unworthy then vs say the name of Christ to beare If that wee will not wey this birth this loue so deare To vs alone This child was meant This Sonne he was sent This holy one The third part NOw since the benefit is ours if Angels much more wee Ought praises sing which best befit the glorious Trinitie For this his incarnation strange all persons three contriu'd The Father him sent the Son flesh tooke by the Spirit hee was conceiu'd 2 What each here did let vs the same performe in our degree For not in tongue alone in acts this birth exprest must be The Father first shewd loue grace might more then we could desire All which we must examples make not only them admire 3 Since God on high lou'd vs below we ought loue one another The iustest God releast mans sinnes man must forgiue his brother In one to ioine both God and man that power exceeds our line Yet in this flesh we may we must haue mindes shew works diuine 4 The second person flesh became O strange humilitie Th' eternall God bereau'd himselfe of all sublimitie Auaunt all vaunt of birth of race of learning beauty wealth Christ had all these yet left them all to worke mankind his health 5 The holy Ghost the person third the Uirgin pure infus'd Of her was borne this happy babe the Serpents head which bruis'd Ope we our harts to this good spirit that entring by his grace He may anew in vs Christ forme sinne wholly to displace 6 O dreadfull blessed Trinitie in this new birth accord That infant-like we pure may be chaste harmelesse meek O Lord Accept vs Father for thy sonnes vs Christ as brethren take Breathe life giue strength O holy spirit vs Gods true children make 7 O Iesu sweet whose birth vs sau'd from Sathan sinne and death So breake their force that they may not vs damne to hell beneath Heauen thou forsook'st O babe thus born to make vs iust by thee Lord with thy iustice so us cloath that there our place may bee 8 And since of heauen to make vs heires thou took'st the flesh of man Here make vs sons there crown vs saints sweet Iesu say Amen Christo nato Laus summa incarnato sola Nouembers Thanksgiuing The first part SHed tears clap hands yeeld sighes reioice our mirth with throbs allay The trembling and triumphing voice doe both befit this day This day whose danger dread did make whose rescue quit annoy Record the one t' will cause vs quake th'escape will raise our ioy 2 The power of hell the arme of Rome combin'd themselues ah woe This day to make the day of doome our State to ouerthrow By bloudy men not men but fiends whose shape and hearts did differ Mens lookes did harbor diuels minds our Church and Realme to shiuer 3 This Realme which florish'd had so long with peace and plenty store This Church which truth had kept from wronâ— home schismes and forrraine lore Yea this was it which eausâ—d their ruth and stird them to conspire T' was Englands peace t' was Churches truth which set their rage on fire 4 And rage of fire was their designe close couched as a net When King Queen Prince and Roial line Peeres Prelats Commons met One traine one touch one slash one blow One frush one hoist one hower Had finisht what they did fore-trow and crusht the lands whole power 5 Our Realme made headlesse void of guide our State confusion meere Our Land a prey on euery side the Gospell banisht cleere Our streets with clamor had bin fild our streames had runne bloud red Our eyes with teares bin thicke distil'd our hearts through horror dead 6 Then on this day this dismall day can we sing Psalmes of gladnesse Affrighted thoughts deepe sighes dismay this daies designe best witnes Cease we to sing let 's quake for dread and tremble while we thinke Of their so monstrous bloudy rede who sware our Realme to sinke The second part To the tune of the 124. Psalme HAd their lewd plot for death and change design'd Attain'd the end which wrath and oath defin'd No cause of ioy no matter were to sing But warre and bloud which horror vse to bring Then praisd be God from whom our ioy did spring 2 Close they conspir'd yet he their secrets knew Deepe they did dig and he their engines view They silence sware but God their silence brake The oath they tooke vpon their wafer cake Could not beguile him who doth euer wake 3 Scarce durst they trust their tongues with what they thought Much lesse their pennes what with their tongues they wrought Yet their owne tongues and pens their facts made plaine Their riddles darke gaue light them to arraigne Euen when they thought most sure their Powder traine 4 Let then no man lay claime to this disclose It was the Lord alone that kith'd our foes Our King inspir'd their riddle to assoile Their knot to breake their proiect thus to foyle Such care hath God for Kings annoint with oyle 5 Great is his power in euerie rescue made But this was strange the plot so close was laid So long held on euen to the very day Secure were we and confident were they Giue fire quoth Vaux Hold off our God did say 6 The knife which was for Izacks throat prepar'd Euen at the touch was stay'd and he was spar'd From Sodoms fire Lot hardly scaped free Yet sau'd he was So were the Children three Like was our case from death euen snatcht were wee 7 So that this day our Birth-day we may call We were not and we were at th' instant all As men therefore ioy at their childrens birth So sing we Psalmes of laud of glee of mirth To God alone who guides both heauen and earth 8 This day is his through that deliuerance strange Which we among the solemne Feasts will range O blessed God thou Sauiour of all men Which kepst vs safe from that prodigious den Thy name be praisd for euermore Amen Christs Resurrection The first part WHat greater cause can Christians haue th eternall God to prayse Then that our Lord out of his graue this day himselfe did raise Not full three dayes were past when he was nayld vnto the crosse Sustayning on that cursed tree with scorne and paine our losse 2 His head with thorny crowne was prest his bodies ioynts were stretcht The deerest bloud out of his brest with Iauelin keene was fetcht His vitall spirits with torture spent his ghost he yeelded vp And paid to Nature what she lent by drinke of deadly cup. 3 Dead sure he was so